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Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress, comedienne and producer. She is known for her work on the comedy series ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' (2006–10), and ''Veep'' (2012–present). Louis-Dreyfus broke into comedy as a performer in The Practical Theatre Company in Chicago, which led to her casting in the sketch show ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1982 to 1985. Her breakthrough came in 1990 with a nine-season run playing Elaine Benes on ''Seinfeld'', one of the most critically and commercially successful sitcoms of all time. Other notable television roles include Christine Campbell in ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' which had a five-season run on CBS, and her role as Selina Meyer in ''Veep'', which has recently been renewed by HBO for a fifth season. Louis-Dreyfus' film roles have included ''Hannah and Her Sisters'', ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'', ''Deconstructing Harry'' and ''Enough Said''. She also voiced roles in several animated films, including ''A Bug's Life'' and ''Planes''. Louis-Dreyfus has received a Golden Globe Award and seven Emmy Awards. She has also received six Screen Actors Guild Awards, five American Comedy Awards and two Critics' Choice Television Awards. Louis-Dreyfus received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2014. ==Early life== Louis-Dreyfus was born in New York City. Her mother, Judith (née LeFever), was a writer and special needs tutor,〔 and her father, Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, chaired Louis Dreyfus Energy Services. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Léopold Louis-Dreyfus, who in 1851 founded the Louis Dreyfus Group, a French commodities and shipping conglomerate, which members of the family control to this day.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Louis Dreyfus Group )〕 Her paternal grandfather, Pierre Louis-Dreyfus (1908–2011), was president of the Louis Dreyfus Group;〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tradewinds.no/drycargo/article574101.ece )〕 he remained in France during World War II, fighting as a cavalry officer and later in the French Resistance. During this time, her father fled to America from France.〔(Gérard Louis-Dreyfus & family ) 〕〔''The History of Foreign Investment in the United States, 1914-1945'', Harvard University Press, 2004, By Mira Wilkins, page 479〕 Her paternal grandmother, Dolores (Neubauer), and her mother, were American. Her paternal grandfather was from an Alsatian Jewish family, although Louis-Dreyfus does not consider herself Jewish.〔http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/beb450a27e/judd-apatow-s-all-star-video-part-2〕〔''Buried by the Times: The Holocaust And America's Most Important Newspaper'', Laurel Leff, Cambridge University Press, March 2005, page 81〕 In 1962, one year after Louis-Dreyfus's birth, her parents divorced. After relocating to Washington, D.C. when Julia was eight, her mother married L. Thompson Bowles, Dean of the George Washington University Medical School.〔〔(Regenerex.com Board of Directors ) at RegenerX web site〕 During her childhood, her mother occasionally took her to Unitarian church services.〔(Del Rio News Herald: "Why My Kids Never Watched Seinfeld" by Dotson Rader ) August 16, 1998 › Page 50 |''" "And my mother's very funny. There's a lot of funny in my family. There was also a strong sense of what is right and what is wrong. It didn't come from a church. Although my mother took me to a Unitarian church on occasion, my values came from my family."''〕 Louis-Dreyfus spent her childhood in several states and countries, in connection with her stepfather's work with Project HOPE, including Sri Lanka, Colombia, and Tunisia.〔Rochlin, Margy. ("Trying to Turn Elaine Into Christine" ), ''The New York Times'', March 9, 2006〕 She graduated from the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland in 1979, and attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. There, she was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority, and studied theatre for several years before dropping out due to a professional acting job offer.〔(Bio ) NNDB〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julia Louis-Dreyfus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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